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State Health Laboratory 50 Orms St Providence, RI 02904-2222 Email us Directions Phone: 401-222-5600 RI Relay 711 Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
It’s common to get sick from respiratory viruses such as COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), especially in the fall and winter. Each year, respiratory viruses are responsible for millions of illnesses and thousands of hospitalizations and deaths in the United States. Rhode Island Respiratory Virus Data.
Brown Medicine’s Division of Infectious Diseases offers comprehensive, coordinated care for patients with a myriad of infectious diseases, including those with immunodeficiency, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and Lyme disease, as well as infections related to hospitalization, such as MRSA.
See how Lifespan hospitals provide Rhode Island with epidemiology and infection control, and learn about current treatment programs for infectious diseases.
Monitor reportable infectious diseases: Identify newly diagnosed cases reportable under Rhode Island law and analyze trends in newly diagnosed cases. Locate people who have been exposed to infectious diseases and contact them and guide them to action.
A common infection caused by bacteria, a virus, fungi, or other irritants, and causes inflammation in the air sacs of one or both lungs. It can be fatal under certain circumstances. Symptoms range from limited shortness of breath and productive cough to fever, respiratory distress, and sepsis.
The Division of Infectious Diseases was established in 1966 at the Brown Medical School. It provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient infectious disease care at Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital , Newport Hospital, Veterans Administration Medical Center, and Women and Infants Hospital.
